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High Iron Excursions "Southern Explorer" South of Dupo, Illinois |
| Description: |
The High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" is blasting its way south along the UP Chester Sub, south of Dupo, on its way to its final destination--Paducah, KY very early in the morning. The train is being led by AMTK 184 and AMTK 19. AMTK 184 is one of the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Series locomotives, bearing the Phase IV paint scheme. The passenger cars are: ex-Union Pacific "Pacific Union," ex-Frisco "Cimarron River," ex-New York Central "Swift Stream," and ex-Frisco "Caritas." The colorful consist here reminds me of the so-called "rainbow era" that I remember from the early 1970's when Amtrak was in its infancy. |
| Photo Date: |
5/20/2011 Upload Date: 5/20/2011 9:11:25 PM |
| Location: |
Dupo, IL |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
Scenic,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 184(P42DC) AMTK 19(P42DC) |
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High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" Crossing Meramec River in Valley Park, MO--April 28, 2012 |
| Description: |
Early on the morning of April 28, 2012, the High Iron Rail Excursions "Southern Explorer" departed St. Louis on a 2000-plus mile journey that would take it through 5 states. Here we see the train as it crosses the Meramec River in Valley Park, MO on the BNSF Cuba Sub. The rearmost car we see here is "Caritas," which was built in 1948 by the Pullman Company for the St. Louis-San Francisco Railroad(Frisco). The car has been used on such famous passenger trains as the Frisco/MKT "Texas Special." |
| Photo Date: |
4/28/2012 Upload Date: 4/29/2012 12:16:44 AM |
| Location: |
Valley Park, MO |
| Author: |
William Acord |
| Categories: |
Scenic,RollingStock,Bridge,Passenger |
| Locomotives: |
AMTK 145(P42DC) |
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513 Comments: 0 |
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